Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-04-16

Preston Farmers Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Apr 16
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
40 vs last sale 66 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
103 vs last sale 107 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleFri Apr 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This report covers non-feeder offering at the regular sale held along with the *Spring Feeder Special*. Feeder report can be found under: Preston Farmers Market - Special Graded Sale - Terra Alta, WV (Seasonal).

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,68093.001,5621thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24360.207488thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66558.009662thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13955.946376thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage2,19163.781,3974thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,05894.329984thin

Every lot, as filed

12 lots · USDA AMS · Preston Farmers Market - Terra Alta, WV
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28551,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.008,6361
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0731,083.70/cwt760.00–1,275.0011,6283
Bulls1,68093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,5621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31860.60/cwt59.00–62.007996
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06566.00/cwt66.00–66.007031
CowsBoner 80-85%97052.00/cwt52.00–52.005041
CowsLean 85-90%1,23052.24/cwt51.00–55.006433
CowsLean 85-90%1,04859.63/cwt57.00–63.006253
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice2,19163.78/cwt61.00–66.001,3974
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,74054.00/cwt54.00–54.009401
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59062.00/cwt62.00–62.009861
SteersSelect and Choice1,05894.32/cwt80.00–102.009984

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.